Reenforcement for match boxes



Dec. 7 1926. 1,609,987

T. M. BRINTNALL REENFORCEMENT FOR MATCH BOXES Filed Oct. 11, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

- ATTORNE Deg 7 1926.

Filed Oct. 11.. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 7, 1926 m e STA-T ieeaeei THOMAS" M. BRIIMNAL'L] OF Men erie, ambient.

Menominee? For; t'I'A'iioii no'z csisi Application fiie Qetober 11; 12524. serial Nb;- 743502;

Wheieby a box of matches may be carried in the pocket with greater safety.

Anothei" object- 0f the invention is to provide for strengthening common paper or veneer inatchboxes so that one maybe" cartiedin a pocket Without danger ofits being easily crushed or collapsed;

Another important objectof the invention is to provide" ineaiisifor controllingv movement of the slidiii'g inatch containing nienibers so that there" is' little: or no tendency on the" part of the user tO fiimble the hot; and drop the :matches. 7

Anotheif object oftlieflinventien is to'provid'e me such a box Will remain in any position in 7 box andjthe woeden veneer box for carrying matches,particularly 1n the pocket, are well which itis'placed relative t th b Coven Another Object the vention is tOprovide improved protection for: match boxesof-the above inen'ti'onedtype,whereby sharp objects, pocket will not be allowed to; contzict with the match heads, Ordinarily it is dangerous to cer'ry a col' ion 10 pe box of matches in a pocket Withmetallic objects. 7

Still another object of the" invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device," objects, which may be quieklyappiied to one box and subsequently reinoved'endap'plied to' a for caicrying oiit the above named seeond boi; when j the fi-ist bet is l dis a 'dejd.

Anothermpoitant b ect 0% the "invention is to provlde simple means: for reeni ofcing the ends of the sliding ineinoei" of a match loox 61" the like so that seid n eniber m ybe pies'sed Upon, theact of opening the-box, Withoii-t being collapsed and Withdisledging the contents of out accidentallythe box. I I v The disadvantages of the common paper n'nclerstoecl byfa 'li who" are so accustomed to carry matches, and sneh adi antages? Willfibe particularly set torth hereiiiaftei', as}: them-- v'a ntegesio f iii fention"are ni'zinifestl V l. h ve v-s et vdrawingsone-p'i5eicticalj emboci ans whereby the sliding drawei of coins, and the like, carriedin the the deem-gamin 3 nient, said'f V V I io'dse m the isefsipocke'tf Al's drawings I showing a": complete match box the "look :i iid "selehti-ng em 2ft ch,-

ina'de in conformance with my invention,

as Well as'e' simple device," toi'attechinent inventioni In thesaid drawings, r Figure 1, isa perspective vieivfof in oifdinag'i y type of match" box which has been to astander d size" of'box' foi" carryingbut improved upon by" the" application of my invention. a Figure 2pis mid cross section of the embodiment shown in Fig; 1. Figu1 ej3, 1s e longit'ndina'lanid section of the said embodiment; Figure 4, is a'perspee tiveof the lement which is added tdtiie conirhon box in order to provide the conipleteembodinient shown in'Fig. 1. I Figii'i'e 5, i'sa perspective of a modified embodiment of iny'entio'i'i; Fig'nre[6,is a mid cross section theieo' f. Figure L is a ilan view of it modification of th element shown in Fig. 4g, Figiireirg, is a: x ie'w in longitudinal section of a box to which tie eleihe'n't shown in Figz fl isapp'lied", Figure 9 is'a longitudina'l' se'cti'on" of aj mt hfbox 'cons'tjriicte'd solely of aper and in conformance viiitli tiny in-' ventioa. a

cfat'e'din'tth'e drawingsby then imerel 8, and is of "theusiiil open end rectangular box constriic'tiofii, The sliding nisitch cdnta mng member, which completeslthe ustial met-ch box; of this type, is indicated in the -drewtlie v alls 10, 11', 12" and 15, While] the "n'ie'tcjh sidewalls 1T an'dlS' 'espe'ctively;

jnrcomtructiegsuch'aeom wte box, the

sliding membe r is iiiatle' a: con lperaitively loose"sliding fityin fact belceiu se; of the use of inexpensive 1nit'er'iel," ibis; not possible to have the sliding meinhe'i" fit snugly; H. a sn'iig" or? frictional fit is resorted" to, then froni' the hex between the top wall 0'1 the cover and the" upper edge of; an end Wall,

- and'so jain-the sliding 'ineniher.

Therefore advisable and'ciistofinary in his) -Woodveneei" to make; loose running fit. i-ys is Well "knowinjthe match container easily eseover; and the 'nia'tches are I let i m pemng s not un-.

common for the container and all contained matches to fall out of the cover and be lost or wasted, while the useless cover remains in the hand.

To strengthen the end walls 15 and 16, and to reenforce the bottom Wall 14 of the match container, and for the purpose of reenforcing the entire box from being crushed, as

, ness of the slidingmember and will make well as to provide friction for the sliding member, I provide contiguous metal reen forcingwalls22, 23 and 24, respectively, for Walls 15, 1 1 and 16 respectively, of the sliding member.

Said contiguous reenforcing walls may be provided in any suitable manner, and the walls may be of any suitably rigid material. Preferably the three reenforcing walls are provided in the form of a simple, single metal unit, such as is shown complete in Figure I. Said unit is merely a rectangular blank of metal having ends bent, as at 25 and 26 respectively, at substantially right angle to the intermediate portion or wall 23. In forming the unit, 'metal of slight spring qualities is preferablyemployed, and the edges should be rounded as at 27 to eliminate sharp or objectionable corners. In bending up the edges,the distance between opposed bent vertical ends should be ordinarily slightly less than the normal length of a sliding box member over which it is to tit. Thereby, when the metal unit is placed in position on the sliding member, as shown in Fig. 1, it will hold securely by friction alone. Of course, when the sliding member isslid into the cover as shown in the drawings, then the unit is permanently held against dislodgment.

Now it will be apparent that the metal bottom wall will increase the effective thickit a frictional or-snug running fit in the cover. However, since the metal is smooth -on the under surface, the sliding member may be moved without undue force, but once havlng been moved to partial open position,

or to any such position, its friction with the cover will hold it in that-position against accidental dislodgment.

With the metal unit applied to an ordinary I paper or veneer match box, the box is reen-.

forced against crushing either entirely or at the ends, the sliding member will hold in any adjusted position while a match is bein removed, and the easily ignited heads of the matchesare fully protected from direct or indirect contact with hard or sharp objects. When the paper box is depleted the metal unit may beapplied to a new sliding member. Obviously, either the cover or thesliding member may be retained as long as it is serviceable, or the cover itself may be more substantlaland ornamental material, whlle common paper sliding members may be employed in conjunction therewith and reat central points, and which serves several purposes. Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the impediment orridgeis truly central and tends to depress the bottom wall of the cover. lChe desired friction or brake action is thereby easily attained, and obviously the drawer may be-moved to open posi tion in either direction a-distance equal to substantially one half the length of thebox.

As the drawer is moved outwardly there is an obvious tendency for the drawer to tilt it slightly, with theresult that one extreme end of the drawer will always be held in frictional engagement with the under surface of the'top wall of'the cover, In the formof the invention just described, the desired friction or brake action is obtained by virtue of a slightly natural resiliency possessed by the paper box structure, and par ticularly by the cover of the box.

The bottom wall of the metal unit may be bent very slightlyalong the lineof the ridge so that it will tend to yieldably take up all clearance between a drawer and cover. Fig.3, the bottom wallof the metal unit is shown as being held in straight position by l the natural strength of the paper box cover. in the form of the nvention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, there is provideda single rectangular ring of metal 32, which encompasses the side walls of thedrawer. 7 Thus the effective width of the drawer is increased,

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and when the so reenforced drawer is placed .in the cover (see Fig. 7), it is a tight running fit. In this form of the invention the desired friction or brake action is obtained by virtue of the fact that the cover is distorted sidewise, and as a result the drawer is held frictionally between the top and "bot-- tom walls, respectively, of said cover. The metal ring acts as a reenforcement for the end walls of the drawer, as well as protecting the box as a whole against being crushed.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 7 andi 8, tongues, 35 and 36, respectively are struck out of the metal blank while being left atcurved downwardly and outwardly, as at 38, in a gentle arc. Sa d tongues act assprings' and are so formed that they each assume the position ofthat of the right hand tongue in tached, as at 37. Said tongues are each Fig. Is. In said figure the bottom wall of the cover is shown broken away at the point indicated by the numeral 39; therefore the tongue on that side is free to assume natural shape. The said modified embodiment functions substantially the same as the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 4, with the exception of the fact that the resiliency of the sprin tongues is very largely depended upon to provide the necessary friction. This form will work well particularly in wood veneer boxes which are less pliable than paper boxes. 7 V

In Fig. 9 the invention is shown applied to and incorporatedin a box which is supposed to be made solely of paper. 7 In said form of the invention the top and bottom walls of the cover are each made with an indentation 45 and 46, respectively, while the drawer is made with a single and similar indentation 47. The indentation in the drawer is arranged to register with the indentation in the cover when the drawer is in closed position. When moved away from such position the indentation of the drawer rides out upon the surface of the bottom wall of the drawer and so tensions it as to provide the desired braking action.

It will that there are numerous ways. in which my invention may be carried out, and I do not limit myself to any specific construction or arrangement of parts, and may alter the construction and arrangement of parts and incorporate the features of my invention in a match box in any way, as I desire, or as oc casion requires, without enlarging the scope of my invention within the appended claims. I claim 2 1 s 1. In a match box reenforoing device, a rectangular sheet of metal having a rectangular horizontal portion and vertically ranging ends bent upwardly from the horizontal portion at substantially right angles;

termediate ends of the cover.

said horizontal portion being provided with a transverse bend about midway of its be apparent from the foregoing length; said bend yieldably inclining the bent encs slightly toward each other and providing a transverse depression of metal extendingbelow the normal plane of the horizontal portion.

2; In-combination with a match box having an open end cover and a drawer slidable I therein; said drawer having a rectangular bottom wall and rectangular end walls,'a

said drawer, those portions of the metal sheet which are contiguously coextensive ofthe end walls of the cover being adapted for movement with said cover into said drawer,

and either being capable of occupying sub stantially the entire cross sectional area of said drawer when the corresponding'end ofv said drawer is-intermediate ends of the cover. 7 3. In combination with a match box having an open end cover and a drawer slidable therein said drawer having a rectangular bottom walland rectangular end walls, a sheet of metal contiguously coextensive of both end walls in both length and width, and further being contiguonsly coextensive of the bottom wall in both length and width; said sheetof metal being removable from said cover and adapted to slide therewith in said drawer, and being held frictionally to the drawer by virtue of a tendency, of the portions which are contiguous with the end wall, to incline toward each other, those portions of the metal sheet which are 'contiguously coextensive of the end walls of the cover being adapted for movement with said cover intosaid drawer, and either being ca pable of occupying substantially the en-' tire cross sectional area of said drawer when I the corresponding end of said drawer 1s 1n- THOMAS M. BRINTNALL. 

